saddlebow

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Not only was he of the same build, but he also had a bound knight thrown across the saddlebow of his mare.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Then hanging his grandfather's club to his saddlebow, he rode on.

From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various

When the sunlight streamed across his saddlebow, “Ah, Green Willow, Green Willow,” he sighed; and at noontide it was “Green Willow, Green Willow”; and “Green Willow, Green Willow,” when the twilight fell.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace

As it was in a friend's country, the knight did not think fit to wear his heavy destrier, or helmet, which hung at his saddlebow over his portmanteau.

From Burlesques by Thackeray, William Makepeace

The Sioux had raised the rifle from his saddlebow and fired.

From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)